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explanation of edits: Duct tape

Ed Smylie substituted for Keith Canfield - this is the name in the AP article and is also cited on NASAs website and in Lovell's book "Lost Moon". wonder where the name Keith Canfield came from?

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You asked by email if there was an appeal from the rejection of your request for mediation. The answer is no. Extensive talk page discussion is a prerequisite for all forms of moderated content dispute resolution at Wikipedia, including Third Opinion, Dispute Resolution Noticeboard, and Formal Mediation (and there is discussion currently underway to add such a requirement, or something like it, to Requests for Comments). Wikipedia is built on a model of editors working out consensus through discussion between themselves and dispute resolution should only be needed when that has been diligently attempted and failed. There are many noticeboards which do not have those requirements where you can seek advice about editing problems and conflicts: see the "Articles and content" section of the {{Noticeboard links}} template for a list. For the Mediation Committee, TransporterMan (TALK) 19:54, 5 June 2016 (UTC) (Chairperson)